Livia Rees is a lot of things.
She is a nutrition and fitness expert with over 30 years of health and fitness experience.
She is a Pro Athlete and holds five titles in the competitive fitness world.
She was a regular ‘health news’ TV presenter with Latest TV, Brighton UK
She is an entrepreneur.
She is a mother to three amazing young adults!
And, Livia is passionate about supporting women through their menopause.
When Livia was 42 menopause hit her unexpectedly.
“Ten years ago, early menopause blindsided me. One minute I was enjoying a successful career, happy marriage and great sex life, and the next my world was crumbling around me. It simply didn’t occur to me as a fit 40-year-old woman that I was in the throes of menopause. It’s not something you talked about, and certainly not something our mothers or teachers told us about.”
What felt like overnight she began to experience extreme fatigue, lack of focus and suffered from abject overwhelm. She consulted her GP who prescribed antidepressants without even testing her hormone levels. This can be very common as the possibility of depression and mood disorders that can accompany menopause may be overlooked. Livia remembers saying to her GP, “I am not depressed” and sought a second opinion.
Liv then embarked on her journey of discovery. With a lack of information and support around at the time, she had to figure most of it out on her own. By harnessing everything she knew about fitness and health she discovered a way to regain control of her hormones, her energy and her weight via food choices and adjusting exercise.
The solution was Menopause Livia
Livia came up with a solution to manage the symptoms of menopause with exercise and diet. Lifestyle changes make a difference to us all. Always seek medical advice, but adapt your daily habits to ease your symptoms too. The Menopause Livia method is purely about being consistent with healthy habits. Let’s embrace the beautiful phase of womanhood this stage of life can bring. Livia has since committed herself to women’s health and spreading the message of Menopause Livia to women all over the world.
From her research, experience and knowledgebase, Livia has developed the Resista method, which is a specific way of working out for women on their menopause journey. Livia also developed The Nutratonin Diet to help women with their nutritional needs in peri-menopause, menopause & beyond.
“My passion has always been to help more women by using methods I have not only researched but have seen work for myself and from working closely with my clients throughout the years.
It is my mission to help as many women as I can by sharing my knowledge and my story.”
Qualifications
Academic
- 9 GCSEs – Sylvia Young Theatre School
- 3 A Levels – Cambridge College of Arts and Technology
- BA Hons – Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia
Personal Training & Nutrition
- Affiliate of British Menopause Society
- WABBA Certificate in Advanced Weight Training And Kinesiology
- WABBA Certificate in Advanced Fitness Assessments
- WABBA Certificate in Advanced Sports Programme Writing
- WABBA Certificate in Nutritional Studies
- WABBA Senior Instructor Award
- TrainSmart Metabolic Profiling
- ACSM American College of Sports Medicine: Health Fitness Instructor
- Body in Action Diploma In Exercise And Health Management
- Dip EHM Fitness Instruction
- Dip EHM Fitness Assessments
- Dip EHM Clinical Exercise Prescription
- Dip EHM Lifestyle & Behaviour Modification
- Recommended Competition Prep Coach for the Pure Elite Federation
- Miami Pro Fitness Federation – Professional Bikini Athlete
- Pure Elite Fitness Federation – Pro Bikini Athlete & Fitness Model
- Ultimate Fitness Events, Canada – Pro Athlete in Bikini & Fitness model / UK Team
- Ultimate Fitness Events, Canada – UK representative & brand ambassador 2019
- ‘Fitfreedom’ Founder 2010 – 2022
- ‘Menopause Lifestyle Solution’ Founder 2020 – 2022
- ‘Menopause Livia’ Founder and co-director 2022
Aerobics & Classes
- Bodyworks Dance Company Foundation Diploma in Dance
- St John Ambulance First Aider
- YMCA – RSA Exercise to Music
- Exercise Association Level 3 Instructor
- Fitness Professionals Member
- Power Plate Regional Trainer, Level 2
Brands/ businesses worked with:
- KELLOGG’S sustain – aerobics competition 1992/1993
- REEBOK – step and the pump reeboks 1992
- LEVIS – the story of the ripped denim shorts – high powered Howard & juicy Lucy 1990
- GYM SHARK – free fitness hour live stream class in first lockdown 2020
- Parliament – Menopause exercise coach for female MPs – taking a weekly Resista ReVive live session 2020/2021
- 2019 advised Carolyn Harris MP
- 2021 worked exclusively with Nickie Atkin MP with Resista exercise and Nutratonin diet support 2020/2021
- Health and fitness magazine 1996
- BBC TV- expert fitness consultant for The big Breakfast 1996
- The Mail Newspaper – “She Mail Magazine” 2013
- Brighton TV health & fitness advisor 2018/2019
- Pure Elite UK – 2018/2019/2020 referral exercise and nutrition coach.
- Livia holds her title as a pro athlete with this federation.
- UFE Shows – in 2019 Livia was the UK representative, training coordinator & exercise/ nutrition coach for Ultimate Fitness Events, a worldwide fitness federation. Livia holds her title as a pro athlete with this federation.